How does the distance from focus to epicenter affect the strength or magnitude of an earthquake?

Therefore, the farther a seismic recording station is from the earthquake epicenter the greater will be the difference in time of arrival between the P and S wave. ... For example, a magnitude 5 earthquake produces ten times greater ground motion than a magnitude 4 earthquake

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